Are You Ready for JIF? - A Laboratory Design Forum
The University of Birmingham, Tuesday 29th February 2000

Programme
10.00 - 10.30 Registration and coffee in NG16, School of Biosciences (click here to see maps etc)
10.30 prompt Welcome and introduction (SW)
10.35 - 11.05 Conversion of 8th floor Animal House to laboratory space, followed by tour of 8th floor laboratories.
Syd Williams (University of Birmingham)
11.05 - 11.45 Layout and space standards for Biomedical laboratories.
Dennis Jones (University of Warwick)
Roger Stretton (Burman, Guedes, Stretton, Architects)
11.45 - 12.15 Laboratories, an open plan approach.
Kevin Cope (Imperial College)
12.15 - 1.00 Buffet Lunch
  Poster Display "JIF funded" project - functional genomics facility
  Ken Jakeman (University of Birmingham)
     
1.00 - 1.25 Tour of functional genomics facility.
1.25 Move to N105
1.30 - 2.45 Design workshop - refurbishment of 4th floor
  1.30 - 1.45 Tour of 4th floor laboratories
  1.45 - 2.45 Teams (of 4/5) will be presented with plans of the 4th floor, before and after demolition, and a design brief.
Teams will be set the task of producing a layout, including benches and services, to meet the design brief
2.45 - 3.00 Tea
3.00 - 3.45 Team leaders to report
3.45 - 4.00 Summary (SW)
4.00 Meeting ends

 

For information about the group contact Carol Davison (Secretary) - c.j.davison@leeds.ac.uk


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